Bio 163 Lab 1 Practical, Group 1

Abdominal (Abdomen)

stomach

Abdominal Cavity

Abdominopelvic Cavity

Acromial

Antebrachial

forearm

Antecubital

front of elbow

Anterior (Ventral) Surface

front

Axillary

armpit

Brachial

upper arm

Buccal

cheek area

Calcaneal

heel

Carpal

wrist

Cephalic Region

head

Cervical

neck

Coxal

hip

Cranial Cavity

skull

Crural

leg

Deep (Internal)

describes the position of a structure as away from the surface of the body.

Deltoid

shoulder

Diaphragm

Digital

finger

Digital

toes

Distal

a part of the body that is farther away from the center of the body than another part.

Dorsal Cavity

back

Dorsal Surface (Dorsum)

the upper surface of a part.

Epigastric Region

the upper central region of the abdomen

Femoral

thigh

Fibular/Fibula

calf bone

Frontal

forehead

Frontal (Coronal) Plane

Divides the body into dorsal and ventral sections

Gluteal

butt

Hypogastric (Pubic) Region

located in the medial lower abdomen at the pelvis

Inferior (Caudal)

away from the head; lower

Inguinal

Groin

Intermediate

lie between medial and lateral structures

Lateral

to the side of, or away from, the middle of the body

Left Hypochondriac Region

spleen

Left iliac (Inguinal) Region

lower abdominal region

Left Lower Limb

leg

Left Lower Quadrant

quarter on your left side below your belly button (umbilicus)

Left Lumbar Region

containing parts of the small intestine, descending colon, and the left kidney

Left Upper Limb

extends from the shoulder joint to the fingers

Left Upper Quadrant

stomach

Lumbar

lower back

Manus

hand

Medial

toward the middle or center

Median (Midsagittal) Plane

divides the body in left and right side

Mediastinum

middle section of your thoracic cavity

Mental

chin

Nasal

nose

Occipital

back of head

Olecranal

back of elbow

Oral

mouth

Orbital

eye area/orbit of eye

Patellar

kneecap

Pectoral

chest

Pelvic Cavity

bladder area

Pedal

foot

Pelvic

lower abdomen

Pericardial Cavity

Plantar Surface

bottom of foot

Pleural Cavity

Popliteal

back of knee

Posterior (Dorsal) Surface

back portion of body

Proximal

nearest point of attachment to limb or structure

Pubic

genital

Right Hypochondriac Region

includes liver (right lobe) and gallbladder

Right Iliac (Inguinal) Region

contains the appendix

Right Lower Limb

thigh to the foot

Right Lower Quadrant

section of your tummy

Right Lumbar Region

in the middle-right abdomen

Right Upper Limb

shoulder joint to the fingers

Right Upper Quadrant

including your gallbladder on the far right

Sacral

at the bottom of the spine

Sagittal (Parasagittal) Plane

separates the left and right part of the body

Scapular

back part of shoulder

Spinal Cavity

the spinal cord and the spinal nerve roots branching off the spinal cord bilaterally

Sternal

chest wall centrally

Superficial (External)

closer to the surface of the body

Superior (Cranial)

above; toward the head

Sural

calf

Tarsal

ankle

Thoracic

spine

Thoracic Cavity

chest

Transverse Plane

horizontal, divides upper and lower body

Umbilical

navel

Ventral Cavity

front

Vertebral

in the back